Oreyi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Oreyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oreyi (105) may also be a first name.
Oreyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oreyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oreyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oreyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Oreyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Oreyi live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oreyi is also the 920,134th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 105 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 60 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Oreyi occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oreyi
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